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Corn in Oaxaca
From: Round Earth Media
Series: Here Where We Live: Mexico and NAFTA
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US corn imports in Mexico are making it hard for traditional farmers to maintain precious biodiversity.

Bought by KSUT, KFAI Minneapolis, KUNM, and Here and Now


  • Added: Apr 20, 2005
  • Length: 07:44
  • Purchases: 4
Timber in Durango
From: Round Earth Media
Series: Here Where We Live: Mexico and NAFTA
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Community-owned forests in Mexico are tapping into the demand for eco-friendly wood -- at least for now.

Bought by KUNM, Here and Now, and WAER Syracuse, NY


  • Added: Apr 20, 2005
  • Length: 07:03
  • Purchases: 3
Mangroves on the Yucatan
From: Round Earth Media
Series: Here Where We Live: Mexico and NAFTA
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Mexico is trying to balance its lucrative tourism industry with the need to protect fragile coastal ecosystems.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KUNM, Here and Now, and WYSO


  • Added: Apr 20, 2005
  • Length: 07:24
  • Purchases: 4
Worlds of Difference: Finding a Niche
From: Homelands Productions
Series: Worlds of Difference
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A sound-rich documentary about the efforts of traditional societies to find a niche in the global marketplace, with stories from Peru, Canada, Scot...

Bought by KUNM, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio, WPSU, WUMB and more


  • Added: Apr 12, 2005
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 27
What's the Word? Poet Michael S. Harper on the Poet's Art
From: Modern Language Association
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Michael S. Harper talks about what he teaches in his poetry classes and reads some his favorite poems.

Bought by WLIW, KUER, WLIW, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Apr 08, 2005
  • Length: 09:54
  • Purchases: 8
A Century of Heroes: Week Two
From: David Bear
Series: A Century of Heroes
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Five 90-second programs, each recounting a remarkable act of everyday courage drawn from the Carnegie Hero Fund archives.

  • Added: Feb 11, 2005
  • Length: 07:43
Jews & Blues: Inside Out
From: Inside Out Documentaries
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The story of how Jewish and African-American music came to be mingled is the story of how the soundtrack of the American Century came to be written

Bought by WCPN, 90.5 WSNC, KSFR, WNIJ, Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more


  • Added: Feb 04, 2005
  • Length: 01:02:30
  • Purchases: 13
What's the Word? The Blues as Literature
From: Modern Language Association
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Blues lyrics give us unique insight into the African American experience.

Bought by KMUN, WLIW, KMUN, WLIW, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Feb 03, 2005
  • Length: 29:10
  • Purchases: 22
What's the Word? W. E. B. Du Bois
From: Modern Language Association
Series: What's the Word? Two half-hour programs celebrating Black History Month
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Considered by many the most important African American leader of the early twentieth century, sociologist, historian, author, teacher, and activist...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KICI Iowa City, KUOW, KVNF, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo. and more


  • Added: Feb 03, 2005
  • Length: 29:10
  • Purchases: 47
International Activists React to the U.S. Election
From: Aimee Pomerleau
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Activists around the world react to President Bush's election.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis


  • Added: Jan 14, 2005
  • Length: 26:19
  • Purchases: 1
Dowser, Consultant to the Universe
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Water dowser Glen Johnson makes a mistake.

Bought by KPIK-LP, KPIK-LP, SALTcast Podcast, and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Jan 10, 2005
  • Length: 07:26
  • Purchases: 4
The Instrumental Jazz Trio RED
From: ArtMusic Coffeehouse International Webcasts
Series: ArtMusic Coffeehouse
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An musical journey with R E D, the superb instrumental jazz trio of Ralph Diekemper, Dennis Alston, and Edward Jerome Carr.

Bought by 89.1 Trapper Radio KNWT


  • Added: Dec 24, 2004
  • Length: 01:57:57
  • Purchases: 1
On a Mission
From: Aimee Pomerleau
Caption: PRX default Piece image
2 gay former Mormons talk about their experiences coming out.

Bought by KGNU Community Radio and CKMO


  • Added: Dec 22, 2004
  • Length: 29:13
  • Purchases: 2
Pop Trio Groove Lily
From: ArtMusic Coffeehouse International Webcasts
Series: ArtMusic Coffeehouse
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The Intelligent Original Songs of Pop Trio "Groove Lily"

Bought by 89.1 Trapper Radio KNWT


  • Added: Dec 05, 2004
  • Length: 01:59:40
  • Purchases: 1
Singer Songwriter Kierstin Gray
From: ArtMusic Coffeehouse International Webcasts
Series: ArtMusic Coffeehouse
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Interview/Performance by Singer/Songwriter Kierstin Gray

Bought by 89.1 Trapper Radio KNWT


  • Added: Dec 05, 2004
  • Length: 01:59:16
  • Purchases: 1
Jazz Pianist & Composer Paul Sullivan
From: ArtMusic Coffeehouse International Webcasts
Series: ArtMusic Coffeehouse
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Interview/Performance by Jazz/Swing Pianist Paul Sullivan

Bought by 89.1 Trapper Radio KNWT


  • Added: Dec 01, 2004
  • Length: 01:59:55
  • Purchases: 1
Stride/Blues/Ragtime Guitarist Bradley N. Litwin
From: ArtMusic Coffeehouse International Webcasts
Series: ArtMusic Coffeehouse
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Interview/Performance by Jazz/Swing/Ragtime Guitarist Bradley Litwin

Bought by 89.1 Trapper Radio KNWT, KFOK-LPFM, and KBUT Crested Butte, Colo.


  • Added: Dec 01, 2004
  • Length: 01:59:32
  • Purchases: 3
Talking About Abortion: A Resurgence in Sound
From: Marian van der Zon
Caption: PRX default Piece image
An experiential history told primarily through women’s voices, spanning six decades.

  • Added: Nov 29, 2004
  • Length: 59:21
A Celebration of Southwest Storytellers Part 3: Rina Swentzell, Demetria Martinez, and John Nichols
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Caption: Demetria Martinez
A multi-cultural trio of notable New Mexico writers - Rina Swentzell, Demetria Martinez, and John Nichols - are featured in the third installment ...

Bought by KUNM, KRZA, KUT, and WUFT


  • Added: Nov 21, 2004
  • Length: 58:55
  • Purchases: 4
Ask the Librarian: Who's got better eyesight -- the jumping spider or the hawk?
From: Jackson Braider
Series: Ask the Librarian
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A schoolbook claims jumping spiders have better eyesight than hawks: is that true?

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and WUAL


  • Added: Nov 12, 2004
  • Length: 04:25
  • Purchases: 2
Best selling Author, John Bradshaw on Synergy
From: Robbie Patterson
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Best selling author John Bradshaw discusses his views of family issues in front of a live audience on Synergy with Robbie Patterson.

  • Added: Oct 31, 2004
  • Length: 54:35
The Wind Will Carry Us: Moving Beyond the Oil Economy
From: A World of Possibilities
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Oil is heading out and wind is blowing in. So jump in the truck for a ride to the plains where wind is the new power.

Bought by WAER Syracuse, NY


  • Added: Oct 28, 2004
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 1
What's the Word? Cookbooks as Literature
From: Modern Language Association
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Cookbooks can be more than just a source of recipes.

Bought by WVTF, WNMU-FM, WRGY, WLIW, WLIW and more


  • Added: Oct 19, 2004
  • Length: 30:02
  • Purchases: 29
What's the Word? Literary Feasts
From: Modern Language Association
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In literature, feasts often serve as central events in telling a story.

Bought by Raven Radio, WVTF, WDCB, WNMU-FM, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Oct 19, 2004
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 40
Walking High Steel: Mohawk Ironworkers at the Twin Towers
From: The Kitchen Sisters
Series: The Sonic Memorial Project: 5 Stories
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Mohawk ironworkers built some of the most recognizable buildings in NYC, including the Twin Towers.

Bought by PRX Remix, KUER, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KGLT, Marfa Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 09, 2004
  • Length: 15:18
  • Purchases: 10

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